CALT Final Exam (2 Different Versions)
Questions And Correct Answers Graded A+| 2026
Updated
VERSION 1
What is the origin and meaning of "ang" - CORRECT ANSWER- Latin;
bend
What does the Conner's Report help diagnose? - CORRECT ANSWER-
ADD
Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms are ? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Morphemes
Define prosody - CORRECT ANSWER- Flow of speech
Define euphony - CORRECT ANSWER- sound/pleasing sound
Reading nonsense words on a norm-referenced test is used to assess what?
- CORRECT ANSWER- word attack
What is the origin of the "schwa" or unstressed vowel sound? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Latin
What is the origin of the affixing of base words? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Latin
What is the origin of combining words? - CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What is the origin of compound words? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anglo-
Saxon
What is the origin of the affixing of roots? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Anglo-Saxon
,Sadly has how phonemes? - CORRECT ANSWER- 5
Sadly has how many syllables? - CORRECT ANSWER- 2
What is the base word of sadly? - CORRECT ANSWER- Sad
What is the suffix of sadly? - CORRECT ANSWER- -ly
How many morphemes does sadly have? - CORRECT ANSWER- 2
What is sadly's word origin? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon
What is the origin of vowel pairs? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anglo-
Saxon
What is the origin of chameleon prefixes? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Latin
What is the origin of the consonant cluster ch pronounced (k)? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What is the origin of Medial Y? - CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What is the origin of the consonant pairs gn, kn, & wr? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon
What is the origin of roots that end in ct and pt? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Latin
What is the origin of initial consonant clusters rh, pt, pn, & ps? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What is the origin of common, everyday words? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon
What is the origin of the letter c, s, & t pronounced (sh)? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Latin
What is the origin of consonant digraphs ch, sh, th, & wh? - CORRECT
,ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon
Who coined the term congenital word blindness? - CORRECT
ANSWER- James Hinshelwood
What are the three languages that have most influenced the English
Language? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon/Old English, Latin, &
Greek
What is the term for not being able to recall names? - CORRECT
ANSWER- dysnomia
What is the term for letter representation of a sound- written unit? -
CORRECT ANSWER- grapheme
What is the term for the difficulty in remembering words? - CORRECT
ANSWER- dysphasia
, What is the term for one who can read well but is severely unable to
comprehend? - CORRECT ANSWER- hyperlexia
What is the term for analytic instruction that presents the whole and
teaches how this can be broken down into component parts like
unblending in spelling? (whole to part) - CORRECT ANSWER- analytic
phonics
What is significant about 1066 AD? - CORRECT ANSWER- The
Normand invasion of England
Who saw patients unable to read, spell, or write, but could determine no
physical cause? (1920's) - CORRECT ANSWER- Dr. Samuel T. Orton
Who recognized that treatment was educational and prescribed
specialized multisensory teaching techniques and in the 30's worked
closely w/a # of educators including Anna Gillingham? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Dr. Samuel T. Orton
What is the term for the writing system of language?
(correct, spelling, usage) - CORRECT ANSWER- Orthography
What is the term for the whole to part phonics approach, key sight
words, relevant phonic generalizations, symbol/sound correspondences,
top-down method? - CORRECT ANSWER- analytic phonics (deductive
phonics)
What is the term for a vowel and the rest of the consonants in a syllable?
ex: cat=at - CORRECT ANSWER- Rime
What is the term for the vocabulary of a language? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Lexical
Questions And Correct Answers Graded A+| 2026
Updated
VERSION 1
What is the origin and meaning of "ang" - CORRECT ANSWER- Latin;
bend
What does the Conner's Report help diagnose? - CORRECT ANSWER-
ADD
Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms are ? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Morphemes
Define prosody - CORRECT ANSWER- Flow of speech
Define euphony - CORRECT ANSWER- sound/pleasing sound
Reading nonsense words on a norm-referenced test is used to assess what?
- CORRECT ANSWER- word attack
What is the origin of the "schwa" or unstressed vowel sound? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Latin
What is the origin of the affixing of base words? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Latin
What is the origin of combining words? - CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What is the origin of compound words? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anglo-
Saxon
What is the origin of the affixing of roots? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Anglo-Saxon
,Sadly has how phonemes? - CORRECT ANSWER- 5
Sadly has how many syllables? - CORRECT ANSWER- 2
What is the base word of sadly? - CORRECT ANSWER- Sad
What is the suffix of sadly? - CORRECT ANSWER- -ly
How many morphemes does sadly have? - CORRECT ANSWER- 2
What is sadly's word origin? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon
What is the origin of vowel pairs? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anglo-
Saxon
What is the origin of chameleon prefixes? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Latin
What is the origin of the consonant cluster ch pronounced (k)? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What is the origin of Medial Y? - CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What is the origin of the consonant pairs gn, kn, & wr? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon
What is the origin of roots that end in ct and pt? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Latin
What is the origin of initial consonant clusters rh, pt, pn, & ps? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Greek
What is the origin of common, everyday words? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon
What is the origin of the letter c, s, & t pronounced (sh)? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Latin
What is the origin of consonant digraphs ch, sh, th, & wh? - CORRECT
,ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon
Who coined the term congenital word blindness? - CORRECT
ANSWER- James Hinshelwood
What are the three languages that have most influenced the English
Language? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anglo-Saxon/Old English, Latin, &
Greek
What is the term for not being able to recall names? - CORRECT
ANSWER- dysnomia
What is the term for letter representation of a sound- written unit? -
CORRECT ANSWER- grapheme
What is the term for the difficulty in remembering words? - CORRECT
ANSWER- dysphasia
, What is the term for one who can read well but is severely unable to
comprehend? - CORRECT ANSWER- hyperlexia
What is the term for analytic instruction that presents the whole and
teaches how this can be broken down into component parts like
unblending in spelling? (whole to part) - CORRECT ANSWER- analytic
phonics
What is significant about 1066 AD? - CORRECT ANSWER- The
Normand invasion of England
Who saw patients unable to read, spell, or write, but could determine no
physical cause? (1920's) - CORRECT ANSWER- Dr. Samuel T. Orton
Who recognized that treatment was educational and prescribed
specialized multisensory teaching techniques and in the 30's worked
closely w/a # of educators including Anna Gillingham? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Dr. Samuel T. Orton
What is the term for the writing system of language?
(correct, spelling, usage) - CORRECT ANSWER- Orthography
What is the term for the whole to part phonics approach, key sight
words, relevant phonic generalizations, symbol/sound correspondences,
top-down method? - CORRECT ANSWER- analytic phonics (deductive
phonics)
What is the term for a vowel and the rest of the consonants in a syllable?
ex: cat=at - CORRECT ANSWER- Rime
What is the term for the vocabulary of a language? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Lexical
